Defence solicitor Mr Edwards, 51, was found dead in bed at their home in Chorley, Lancashire, on August 23, having sustained an 8cm deep wound to the chest.

He was also found with a further 60 external injuries on his body yet Edwards denies they had anything to do with her.

Sharon claims she was a ‘loving and protective wife’ (Picture: Sharon Edwards)

Hours before his death, Edwards was spotted slapping her husband and calling him a d**k head in a pub, Manchester Crown Court heard.

But the mother-of-four claims she could not remember any of the events and said he had put Diazepam in her wine.

The court heard she was often seen calling him a ‘has been’ in front of strangers, belittled and embarrassed him in front of colleagues and called him at work screeching, ‘what sort of f****** man are you?’